Share healthy diet unaffordable in Iraq
Iraq: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 30.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.6
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
67th
of 150 countries
All-time high
30.6
in 2024
All-time low
21.4
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Iraq, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share healthy diet unaffordable in Iraq is 30.6, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Iraq ranks 67th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.6 | — |
| 2018 | 22.5 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.4 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 27.9 | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 27.8 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 26.1 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 29.3 | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 30.6 | +4.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 30.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 30.6 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.8, 2.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.17 | 21.4 | 22.6 | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.34 | 26.1 | 30.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Iraq?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Iraq was 30.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4 in 2019.
- How does Iraq rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Iraq ranks 67th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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